I LOVE Louis Comfort Tiffany anything - especially his gorgeous stained glass lamps. When I popped in Christie's in December, I was thrilled to see some amazing lamps available for sale. If money were no object, I would for sure be purchasing one of these gems. To be honest, I probably would buy more than 1 ! Let's read about some history of this most talented man.

Some history on Louis Comfort Tiffany from Christie's website:

Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) — not to be confused with his father Charles Tiffany, who founded the renowned jewellery house Tiffany & Company — was an artist, decorator and designer. ‘After successful careers as a painter and interior decorator, Louis decided to shift focus onto the design and production of stained glass windows,’ explains Beth Vilinsky, Design specialist at Christie’s in New York. ‘His leaded glass lamps were a natural offshoot. His factory, located in Queens, New York, produced these and a wide variety of other decorative objects for almost 40 years.’

Tiffany hired some of the finest artisans in the United States to realise his aesthetic vision in leaded glass. Lampshade construction was a laborious process, with each small section of glass carefully selected from the thousands of sheets available to the men and women in the cutting departments. ‘The finest lampshades exhibit a wonderful harmony of diverse colours, with subtle tones in an intricate pattern,’ says Vilinsky.

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